WHA game summary from January 15, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Sharks (20-21-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Alberta Oilers (18-22-2) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | ALB, | Bob Wall 4, 1:35 |
| LA , | Gary Veneruzzo 27 (J.P. LeBlanc, Mike Byers), 1:54 | |
| ALB, | Ron Walters 21, 10:23 - SH | |
| 2: | ALB, | Jim Harrison 17 (Al Hamilton, Val Fonteyne), 4:08 |
| LA , | Earl Heiskala 8 (Jim Niekamp), 7:28 | |
| LA , | Steve Sutherland 6 (Bill Young, Gerry Odrowski), 9:34 | |
| 3: | LA , | Earl Heiskala 9 (Joe Szura), 13:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Wall, ALB 1:48 | |
| Bill Hicke, ALB 10:15 | ||
| Alton White, LA 17:23 | ||
| 2: | Gerry Odrowski, LA 0:34 | |
| Earl Heiskala, LA 15:48 | ||
| Jim Watson, LA 19:44 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: LA : 8 minutes
ALB: 4 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Heiskala | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Veneruzzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Odrowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Byers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.P. LeBlanc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Niekamp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Szura | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Young | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alton White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| ALB Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Walters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 13-12- 8-33
ALB: 9- 7- 8-24
Goalies: LA : George Gardner (W, 8-10-3)
ALB: Jack Norris (L, 13-15-2)
Attendance: 3,155